Programme Associate - CBT SC6
Unspecified country
- Organization: WFP - World Food Programme
- Location: Unspecified country
- Grade: Consultancy - SB-3 (SC6/SC7), Service Contract, Local Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Administrative support
- Cash-Based Interventions
- Project and Programme Management
- Closing Date: Closed
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This position is based in Tripoli-Libya
Only Libyan nationals can apply
WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles.
Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
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ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The World Food Programme (WFP) has been providing emergency relief in Libya since April 2011, when conflict caused the economic and humanitarian situation in the country to deteriorate significantly. Food insecurity remains a challenge due to protracted displacement, disruption to markets and skyrocketing food prices. The WFP program direction in Libya will focus on Cash Based Transfers (CBT) modalities of assistance in providing the beneficiaries with means to access food in local markets according to their needs. Position holder is expected to contribute to this vision and ensure effective and efficient implementation of CBT activities across Libya in accordance with WFP corporate guidance. |
JOB PURPOSE
To provide effective specialized support and technical analyses to policy and programme activities that effectively meet food assistance needs.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)
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4Ps CORE ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITIES
Purpose
- Understand and communicate the Strategic Objectives: Coaches team in the most effective ways to communicate WFP’s Strategic Objectives to WFP team and partners in the field.
- Be a force for positive change: Implements new methods or tools to improve team’s work processes and productivity.
- Make the mission inspiring to our team: Maps team’s activities and tasks to specific successes in beneficiary communities to showcase positive impact.
- Make our mission visible in everyday actions: Explains to teammates how each unit contributes to the overall WFP mission.
People
- Look for ways to strengthen people's skills: Identifies skill development opportunities such as training modules or on-the-job experiences for self, colleagues and direct reports.
- Create an inclusive culture: Facilitates team building activities to build rapport in own unit.
- Be a coach & provide constructive feedback: Facilitates the pairing of junior colleagues with coaches within own team.
- Create an “I will”/”We will” spirit: Proactively anticipates potential challenges and develops mitigation plans to ensure that team meets goals and targets.
Performance
- Encourage innovation & creative solutions: Identifies opportunities to be creative in own work and to help team be more innovative and accurate in their respective tasks and areas of work.
- Focus on getting results: Monitors team’s deliverables and provides feedback to ensure outcomes are delivered consistently and accurately.
- Make commitments and make good on commitments: Provides accurate guidance to team on expected responsibilities and tasks, whilst also upholding own commitment to the team.
- Be Decisive: Sets an example and provides guidance to junior team members on when to escalate issues when faced with challenging issues in the workplace or in the field.
Partnership
- Connect and share across WFP units: Facilitates partnerships with other WFP units to accomplish missions in the field.
- Build strong external partnerships: Sets an example and provides guidance to team on how to build relationships with external partners.
- Be politically agile & adaptable: Articulates to colleagues or direct reports the value of contributing to other WFP teams and agency partnerships in fulfilling WFP’s goals and objectives.
- Be clear about the value WFP brings to partnerships: Organizes, monitors, and prioritizes own and team’s efforts to ensure that they will fulfil the needs of internal and external partners.
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
Capability Name | Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level |
Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance | Demonstrates ability to identify key variables and contextual factors that affect food assistance problems and programmes throughout the lifecycle to inform quality programme design or re-design. |
Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Vouchers) | Demonstrates ability to implement, under guidance, food assistance programmes deploying the full range of transfer modalities with an understanding of basic principles guiding modality selection and implementation. |
Broad Knowledge of Specialized Areas | Understands basic technical concepts and data and their relevance to food assistance programmes. |
Emergency Programming | Displays capacity to provide inputs into the development, implementation and realignment of high quality emergency programmes. |
Strategic Policy Engagement w/Government | Understands and applies basic principles of engagement with government counterparts at the national or local level. |
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
• Has worked with technical teams (i.e. nutrition, VAM, etc.).
• Has contributed to implementation of programmes.
• Has observed or assisted with policy discussions.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered
- Monthly payment is complemented with a contribution towards social security/ pension
- Private Medical Insurance plan for UN staff members and dependents (spouse, child or children)
- 30 annual leave days per 12 months
- This position is open to apply only for Libyan nationals or individuals holding a valid work and residency permit for Libya.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
The deadline to apply for this position is December 12th, 2021
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Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply
WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.
No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.
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